'67 Starfire V in Minneapolis

[Thunderface]

I saw that Twin Town Guitars in Minneapolis had a '67 Starfire V so I went and checked it out at lunchtime. A little dusty and it has some nicks and scratches and worn finish on the neck, but overall it looks very good for a 44-year-old guitar and it played nicely too. Case included (which I didn't see), but the price is on the steep side at $1,750. They also have a '59 X-175 Manhattan for $1,650 which I neglected to check out. DOH!

(Cell phone pix)

 

[Sal]

Hello Thunderface, a fellow twin-citizen! I recently heard that Twin Town is now a Guild dealer. Did you notice anything new on the wall?

 

[MojoTooth]

very nice!...for $1250-1400 that is. one day I am going to get me a V with in cherry red

 

[Thunderface]

Hello Thunderface, a fellow twin-citizen! I recently heard that Twin Town is now a Guild dealer. Did you notice anything new on the wall?

Greetings Sal from the TC! Actually, they had several acoustic Guilds on the wall. Check out the link:

http://www.twintown.com/Store/pc/Guild-b10.htm

I usually got to Twin Town, and then go up Lyndale at stop at Encore Music on the way back to work. Only today, I didn't...stop at Encore. They have lots of acoustics there as well.

very nice!...for $1250-1400 that is. one day I am going to get me a V with in cherry red

Mojo, you are a stickler for that price guide, aren't you? But in this case, I would say that would be more in line for what this particular Starfire would be worth, IMO.

 

[MojoTooth]

Mojo, you are a stickler for that price guide, aren't you? But in this case, I would say that would be more in line for what this particular Starfire would be worth, IMO.

unless it is a guitar i HAVE to have, i wont over pay. just my general rule and i've learned not to impulse buy when my GAS is boiling. In that condition, I couldnt give them more than $1450 unless i played it first and just HAD TO HAVE IT. i figure a better one will come along for the price i am looking to pay, it has always worked that way so far. I overpayed once before on a guitar that wasnt an essential and learned my lesson. :lol:

 

[Thunderface]

Mojo, you are a stickler for that price guide, aren't you? But in this case, I would say that would be more in line for what this particular Starfire would be worth, IMO.

unless it is a guitar i HAVE to have, i wont over pay. just my general rule and i've learned not to impulse buy when my GAS is boiling. In that condition, I couldnt give them more than $1450 unless i played it first and just HAD TO HAVE IT. i figure a better one will come along for the price i am looking to pay, it has always worked that way so far. I overpayed once before on a guitar that wasnt an essential and learned my lesson. :lol:

If you fall off the horse, you have to get right back on. Remember, it's better to have overpaid than never to have paid at all ... or something like that. I think I'm mangling my metaphors. It must be Friday afternoon.

 

[SFIV1967]

What is very strange is the serial number on the headstock. It shows EL1628, well that is a 1967 serial number but of a Starfire IV not a V ! SF V would have a "EN" serial number.
However in 1967 the SF IV fretboard had dots and that one has a SF V fretboard. The serial number on the label inside would be interesting to see. Because something does not fit here.

Ralf

 

[SFIV1967]

I think I found the answer to my own serial number question. I found an older post from Hans where he said the serial number on some of the headstocks, # EL-xxxx, was stamped with the EL-prefix by mistake. It should have been # EN-xxxx. This would be a kind of mistake that happened from time to time in the factory. So probably the label inside shows the correct EN serial number, so it is definitely a Starfire V.

Ralf

 

[Thunderface]

I should have taken a photo of the label. DOH!